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THEODDYSSEY --i; ■■jr5.£« ' ' ' ' fc m « ' r- Kxummy-wymK -i il WESTPAC 67-68 -f J ? 3 ; ?y 5 ' ■■' ' «BHHmaMH •a S5BR iS i g: J- ,1 ..r-  -l y « ' ' 1 1 X-v !@£%t ( ii !UIWifU K iH tKKU INTRODUCTION SHIP ' S HISTORY CAPTAIN ' S CLOSING LETTER SHIPBOARD LIFE ON THE LINE HAWAII. GUAM THE PHILIPPINES 60-67 HONG KONG 68-87 JAPAN !-89 HOMECOMING 90-177 SHIP ' S COMPANY COMMANDING OFFICER EXECUTIVE OFFICER WEAPONS DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SUPPLY DEPARTMENT MEDICAL DEPARTMENT EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT 178-189 FORMAL DIVISION PORTRAITS 190-191 CREDITS 192 INMEMORIUM J WK«i««itT ; iSfci: i ' S ' '  :.«;4 ¥ mi r-){ ' ,mdi USS CANBERRA was launched on April 19, 1943, of Quincy, Mass. At the special request of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who wished to commemorate His Majesty ' s Aus- tralian Ship CANBERRA which was lost in the battle of Savo Island in 1942, she was christened USS CANBERRA by Lady Alice Dixon, wife of Sir Owen Dixon, Australian Minister to the United States. On October 14, 1943, the ship joined the fleet and in the eight months that followed, she participated in four campaigns in the Pacific Thea- ter. Attacked by enemy aircraft off Formoso on October 13, CANBERRA was struck amidships on her star- board side by an aerial torpedo. The resulting explosion killed 23 members of her crew and flooded two tirerooms and an engine room. Less than six years after being inactivated in July 1946, CANBERRA was selected with USS BOSTON for conversion as one of the Navy ' s new guided-missile cruisers and received a Terrier mis- sile system. Conversion began in May 1952, and she was recommissioned at Philadelphia on June 15, 1956. She embarked President Dwight D. isenhower in the spring of 1957 for trip to Bermuda where he met with British Prime Minister Harold Mac- Millan. Later that year she was Fleet Review flagship for Secretary of De- fense Charles E. Wilson at the Inter- national Naval Review off Norfolk, Va. In the spring of 1958, CANBER- RA joined other units of the Atlantic Fleet in their annual deployments to the Mediterranean and North Atlantic with NATO forces. Later, CANBER- RA received a great honor. She was designated flagship for the selection of the Unknown Soldier of World War II. In addition, she made a 50,000-mile world cruise in 1960. CANBERRA participated in the U.S. Quarantine of Cuba in the fall of 1962. While serving In the Mediterranean from February 6 until September 4, 1963, a ceremony was held in La Spezia, Italy, com- memorating the 20th anniversary of the ship ' s original commissioning. In October 1963, CANBERRA sailed for the West Coast to join the Pacific Fleet. After arriving in her home port of San Diego, she joined other units in fleet exercises prior to entering the shipyard. In April 1964, CANBERRA en- tered the Long Beach Naval Shipyard for four months. On January 5, 1965, the ship departed San Diego to begin a Western Pacific deployment. The six- month cruise saw CANBERRA per- form a number of diverse roles while operating with the SEVENTH Fleet in the critical Vietnam area. A high- light of this cruise was a period of 63 continuous days at sea during which she acted as a replacement for the radar control station at Da Nang. As a result of her highly effective deploy- ment, the crew was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. In October, CANBERRA entered the Long Beach Naval Shipyard for ten weeks. In February 1966, CANBERRA departed from San Diego after ten days notice, enroute to the Western Pacific for the second time in 13 months. From February until June 1966, CANBERRA again joined the SEVENTH Fleet for operations in the Vietnam area. During her deployment, CANBERRA concentroted on naval gunfire support for friendly shore- based units. On June 8, she returned to San Diego. On October 11, she set out once more to join the SEVENTH Fleet in support of ARVN and Ameri- can forces in Vietnam. From her arrival in October 1966 until she departed the line in April 1967, CANBERRA fired more than 25,000 rounds of gunfire support. The cruiser participated in operations rang- ing from riding shotgun for a truck convoy to supporting the first full- scale landing in the Mekong Delta. CANBERRA provided naval gunfire support in the I, II and IV Corps areas — from the Mekong Delta to the DMZ, spending 88 per cent of her time at sec. In February 1967, CAN- BERRA moved north, to join destroy- ers in Operation SEA DRAGON off North Vietnam. Her mission for 25 days was to deny the sea to North Vietnamese logistics craft and disrupt the Vietnamese supply network. During this period she fired at military and supply targets inland and patrolled the North Vietnamese coastal waters until she left the line to visit Australia on her return to San Diego, June 1. On July 17, CANBERRA entered Long Beach Naval Shipyard for minor over- haul. USS CANBERRA CAG-2 ■' mttm jm COMMANDING OFFICER U.S.S. CANBERRA (CAG-2) April 29, 1968 From: Commanding Officer To: Ship ' s Company As Commanding Officer during the 1967-1968 Western Pacific cruise, I have only one word -- PROUD -- to express my feelings toward the entire ship ' s company. You have made tremendous sacrifices for your country. You stood up to the hardships of separation from your families and friends. You stood up to the weariness of war-time steam- ing. You stood up to the enemy and to fear. You stood up to the hardships of long days at sea, to hot weather and cold, to violence and boredom. You stood up and responded in a professional, efficient manner. You have every reason to feel pride in your dedicated service, for you have saved many American lives by your actions off Vietnam. CANBERRA carries a great tradition; you are now all part of it. This is the finest crew I have ever known; to have served with you. I am proud 0. D. COMPTON 14 vliW « ! T . ' i ■■■«ir- r ' Mi.fr ' . ' : j- s-soiasr • • J, ■• , 4 d ,j d A i ' l HI,  I ' $ I m ,- iu - - hipboard I Shipboard life means living and working closely together under strenuous conditions. It was sometimes difficult for us to adjust to such conditions and tempers sometimes flared, but we helped one another and took part in the many ship- board activities that tempered our spirits to meet the challenge. We had all the elements and sometimes more that make up a small community of 1,000 people. All this made our life a little easier. Because we were united in one purpose and isolated for so long, we really got to know the men we were associated with. Many of us have made friends and we will never forget the men who served with us these many days at X ■., % % V X IJ IJUg ggg - ,v43« F - i.. ' te gs. IhI R- - h3 Days... MiMHIi 28 w t ' ' ■ «i ' ' ' WR ' :m-- 32 overhead light computer lights pipes Patterns Dy: C. R. Holmon firemain valves I wfW i - « f- maam. i t) ■: !!t:: i i. S ' . J On the Line Ever since early man first cast himself out on some primeval ' log ' riian ' lftKr M ' ' gSin to sea. There has always been something about the sea which has fascinated and stimulated the mind of man. He feels compelled to challenge ond overcome its power and plot his way over a surface which is seemingly boundless; a surface without landmarks or signs by which he con find his way. The science of seamanship has changed ofter thousands of years, but many things remain surprisingly the same. The sea is still there with all its power, and man still has to adjust to its fury. He must still build ships strong enough to meet the sea ' s challenge and man these ships with men of extraordinary character; men who can withstand the sea and long periods of loneliness and men who can readily adjust to new lands and new faces and then move on. This cruise is a testimony of the trials and vic- tories of such a ship and the men who manned her. USS CANBERRA steamed out of San Diego, Calif, on October 5, 1967, to begin what was to become a seven-month cruise. It took us three weeks to steam from the familiar surroundings of home and family in the States to the war-ravaged land of Vietnam. Along the way we made brief stops in Hawaii and Guam, and stayed a few days in Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, to moke final preparations for the first of four periods on the gunline. At dusk on October 26, we held a rendezvous with USS NEWPORT NEWS, the big triple- turret cruiser CANBERRA was to relieve and be relieved by, time and time again this cruise. The following day CANBERRA went to General Quarters, and so began the first day of 91 full days of war-time steaming, known to all of us as Condition III. In addition, we spent 18 more days on Condition III in the frigid cold of the Sea of Japan following the capture of USS PUEBIO by the North Koreans. i .- if . spending weeks at a time on the gunline required many underway re- plenishments (UNREPS) in order to keep CANBERRA fully operational, with plenty of fuel, ammunition and food stores. All Hands manned their replenishment stations 110 times while on the gunline; 32 refuelings, 37 re- armings, 33 transfers of mail, per- sonnel, freight, etc., and nine stores UNREPS. We worked in rough seas and calm; rainy weather and fair; bright days and dork nights; and in the hot humidity off Vietnam and the snow in the Seo of Japan, to ensure that CAN- BERRA hod everything she needed to fulfill her mission. General Quarters became a part of our lives during this cruise. We onswered the call to man our battle stations 94 times this cruise, whether for a drill or actual combat, whether scheduled or completely unexpected, and at any and all hours, night and day. During firing missions off North Vietnom, General Quarters was sounded; when CANBERRA received counter-battery fire from coastal de- fense sites in the North or off the Demilitarized Zone (DMZI, the ship went to General Quarters to fight back. Any danger which threatened the safety of the ship and crew sent us scrambl- ing to General Quarters so that any domoge sustoined could be swiftly con- tained and overhauled. Whether drill or actual. General Quarters was a serious busi ness, and we reacted in a professional and com- petent manner whenever the call to battle stations was sounded. Canberra ' s primary mission this cruise was Naval Gunfire Support. CANBERRA ' S guns fired 32,553 rounds during this, her fourth, deploy- ment in Vietnamese waters. These rounds were fired in support of Ameri- can and Allied troops in South Vietnam and the DMZ, and in Operation SEA DRAGON off North Vietnam, where CANBERRA patrolled the coastal waters of the Tonkin Gulf in search of Wiblics (water-borne logistics croft), and destroyed military and supply targets far inland. SEA DRAGON operations saw CANBERRA using gunfire control computers to fire at targets while moving swiftly in and out on firing runs. Off the DMZ ond Hue, CAN- BERRA fired around the clock from Condition III, utilizing the 8-inch turrets and 5-inch mounts. Most of our firing was from Condition 111. The pace of CANBERRA ' S firing increased as the cruise progressed. In her last 26 days on the line, CAN- BERRA fired 17,283 rounds— more than half the total for the entire cruise. Those last 26 days saw CANBERRA firing an average of 644.7 rounds per day, or one round every 2 minutes and 10 seconds. It took back-breaking work and sometimes sleepless nights to ac- complish what we did on the gunline this cruise, especially those last 26 days. There was nothing easy or en- joyable about rearming late one eve- ning and then moving back to the firing line, only to empty the magazines in the next 12 hours, thus forcing another rearming the following evening. But we did the job and did it well; we can take satisfaction from knowing this. . ' V ! ' B ' ' ' o I 65 5S81jpLine„ J StcO lathoms(rspl965) Rip 11965). - 2jHepll965l ' Wuang ;l |4 15 33 .v. ' r V . . ° ,«Hu Discolored wefer rep (19 1 ) ' .JjRep II94II 60 64 325 HUEi Dong Ngai , 5823 Si 23 ■o B t ° ■J?ep( 965)50 ' ■' 25 ; ChonmaYJEst(981l 57 50 63 i.SiiRepdseo) :Presqu ' ile de Tien Sha a s3%n W OjJJtS B K- - ' ulao Chajn . i- (1699) 49 L  joV 4 Hon Ong (abl 6561 ' m ' Repll965) ' „ Jf ep (I96S ) LAND tP r -.... . 36 U flfc du VoUa I ' ' N Vl -. 76 113 8 de Dungqual S j s ' Culao Re ms C Batanga ' 16 ' ' ' JQ ' Rep( 9e5) Co 57 82 ;■686 ( + 1 ' i_- 2 501 s Hawaii Guam On our way to WESTPAC we stopped briefly in Hawaii and Guam. Hawaii afforded us our last state- side liberty for many montfis to come. Many of us took to the beaches, others toured the island, while others found other ways to kill time. Our stop in Guom had been in- tended to be only for a few hours, but Typhoon Carlo made an overnight stay the better part of valor. On April 23, Howoii again bid CANBERRA Aloha as our first American port since we last left her. A welcome sight with only six days left to CONUS. 1 The Philippines : One of our primary ports-of-coll this cruise was Subic Bay Naval Base located In the Philippines. This group of more than 7,000 islands lies in the Malay Archipelago, 100 miles south of Formosa. The total land area of 115,601 square miles is composed of islonds spread over an area as large as Mexico. The largest island of the chain is Luzon, having a total area of 40,420 square miles. It was in Luzon where we moored along the Chino Sea. Olongapo, the fun city, provided us with many hours of enjoyment, though the poverty of many of its people was appalling. Dirt streets and strange smells reminded us that we were in a foreign country, though most of the people spoke English. The Phil- ippines provided us varied and unusual entertainment and we will always re- member the lively and vivid port of Subic Bay. B(± 52 The people of the Philippines are made up of many nationalities and races. The main cultural influence has remained primarily Malaysian, though Negrito pygmies, Chinese traders, Moslem monks, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese and finally American peoples have all entered the islands and in- fluenced its culture. On our tours of the Philippines, many of us were suddenly aware of the tremendous contrasts between the rich and poor. As with many developing na- tions, a rising middle class is forming in the cities, but the majority of the Filipinos are simple farmers tilling terraced rice paddies and leading the carabao, or water buffalo, loaded with goods for the outdoor market. Tagalog is the most prominent native language, while English is used com- mercially and Spanish is spoken in the elite social circles. Hey Joe! wanna buy a duck? Many of us hoi; :l,i ; LOrlunity to visit the modern city of Manila. Here we saw the progress that this develop- ing nation has mode. Towering office buildings of steel and glass grace a modern skyline, while old cathedrals built by the Spanish 500 years ago still give the city an air of tradition. Many of us visited the American-Filipino Armed Forces Cemetery, where 70,000 soldiers were buned after World War II. 53 I In the rural oreos we could still see the grass huts, the fish trops. the rice paddies stretching for miles, and the horse and buggy. The multi-colored jeepney remains the primary form of tronsportotion in the cities and larger towns. V ' i H I i V ' ■V - . K. of4 •- ' . ' ■■- - tAV. tr sa ' i,ir T;ij Pagsanian Falls - m isund ' recreat J - : - I : ' J - :4. 3! 3: ■:ft mMK ir ' xii Hong Kong One of the last of the British Crown Colonies, Hong Kong is made up of the island of Hong Kong and the city of Vic- toria, and Kowloon and the New Territories on the China mainland. More than four million people live in this 391 square mile area of rugged hills overlooking the free port, leased to the British for 99 years. Here world trade floury ishes and ships from the four corners of the world converge on the bustling trade center to exhibit and distribute their products in the Asian market place. Although the British make up only about one per cent of the population, their influence has been enormous due to the influence of their administration of the Crown Colony. The problems they face daily are almost unbelievable, with a con- stant influx of people from all over the world meeting starv- ing, homeless refugees under the shadow of political pres- sure from the Red Chinese. Even with all its problems Hong Kong continues to prosper. For the crew of CANBERRA, Hong Kong lived up to its reputation as the Pearl of the Orient. Peasant — New Territories V . tt Floating Junk City — Aberdeen «S $)£@£i«rit «!v (K:i A. ' ■p ;= - -i ttist ' —t A quick trip into the New Terri- tories gave rrony of us a glimpse of the old China. We saw the stone fortress that had guarded a clan of Chinese for 600 years, peasants work- ing in rice paddies, men and women carrying huge loads on their backs, water buffalo -and wooden carts, and the traditional clothing of black pa- jomas. We saw the border which sepa- rates British rule from the Red Chinese and it reminded us of the pressure on Hong Kong brought by the hundreds of refugees that daily enter the colony. mM ' ' i New Territ ories For CANBERRA sailors Hong Kong provided strange sights, sounds and smells; brilliant colors and shock- ing contrasts — rich to poor, modern to ancient. Eastern to Western cultures. . . Fantastic borgalns for the shopper, smart cosmopolitan night spots, hectic Chinese dance halls, end food delights to sotisfy the gourmet. Many CANBERRA men had the op- portunity to visit the historic attrac- tions of the Crown Colony. . .the view from Victoria Peak, sailing junks moving through the busy harbor, the floating junk village and flooting res- taurants of Aberdeen, Aw Boon Haw ' s famous Tiger Balm Gardens, and the massive world trade port center of Kowloon. ife ' jSt dfc- ' t r iS «t tfi fe 10 t;-ljni h 778B :: -.:- ' - -vM ' - ' ::ir- :t- ' iU!,!. ' £ rvii Tt ,m3m r - - 1 , - f ■. 1 . J '  ■4— .■« . — ■—  g  --  ?.« « ' -J% ' ' .:-?J l -§0 ffi £■ifct , :, Hk ' ift;- -y ■■■' V ' ' Japan Japan, an island nation of more than 3,000 smaller islands, provided one of the highlights of the cruise, with its strange blend of ancient tradition and modern progress. The four large islands stretch in an irregular half moon, from Hokkaido (about the same latitude as Maine) in the north, to Kyushu 1,300 miles to the southwest. Shikoku, just north of Kyushu, is the smallest of the large islands, measuring 60 miles wide and 100 miles long. CANBERRA entered the port of Yokosuka, which is lo- cated near the southern tip of the Bay of Tokyo on the island of Honshu, the largest island of the chain. Here most of Japan ' s 90 million people reside on the eastern coast in a pleasant temperate climate. Tokyo Tower Observation Platfor 70 M(,:i ' ' fi vt- Located on Honshu is the world ' s largest city — Tokyo. Here modern progress is startling. Around the ancient shrines and temples of an older culture tower glistening office build- ings of glass, concrete and steel. Towering over all the city is the tallest steel, open-frame structure in the world — the Tokyo Tower, rising 1,092 feet into the air. Tokyo and Tokyo Harbor 71 Thieves Alley- toku u Buddha-Kamakura PyWiimB,  . il fc ' . f ..M iKW mes- ..! National Shrine — Komakuro Geisha Font at Shinto Shrine 77 Mei|i Shnne — Tokyo Tokyo is perhaps the most strik- ing example ol the mixture of Eastern and Western culture, for amid all this progress, the century-old Japanese culture still endures the tread of time. Japan ' s people still visit the shrines in ceremonial garb, still live on straw mats end eat with chopsticks, still re- move their shoes when entering a home or temple, still worship the ancient Shinto gods and still practice Confucious and Buddhist philosophy. 78 m t I  V ■Great Buddha — Kamakura 79 -:- ' ;ri-rirti tV..--fvY ' . ■- ' -I; J. - -.J -.. -. --.. i: ' jt 36: -. w ■.. • ' - ' ; .t ;.-| i: mj-t: miPb- J « A- ►V y ' i t 4.111, Ij ••rr Hakone and Mt. Fuji Some of the crew were able to visit the illusive Fujiyamo, which towers 12,245 feet above seo level. Mount Fuji ' s snow-capped peck could be seen on several clear days from the deck of CANBERRA, moored in Yokosukc some 60 miles away. • Geisha entertainers continue to play an active port in Japanese society and ttie Japanese people continue to observe century-old ceremonies. Saki, or rice wine, continues to be the na- tional drink and Sumo wrestling a favorite national sport. As many of us found out the hard way, the majority of the people speak only Japanese, and most of the street signs and advertise- ments are in Japanese. It was often necessary to have someone write down directions in Japanese to give to a cab driver. - While many of us visited Tokyo, some of us went nortfi to Nikko, to ski and live in a native Ryokan, or inn. eating native food and wearing the ceremoniol kimono and wooden son- oals, and sleeping on straw mots on the floor in the traditional surroundings of old Japan. VH ' k ' l ' ' ' m e ' 1 1 IJL ■J aiiTii.rf Thieves Alley — Yokosuka ' i - i Ji .:t ri -_ ' ffl - 51y, , 7-,, . -- «pr«s .   ' ■TtiB Kl ' ' ' ■-- - -- . pnn mi V-W « . . .AND HE HELD HER IN HIS ARMS, THE WIFE OF HIS HEART SO FAITHFUL AND SO WISE. . .SO GLAD WAS SHE TO SEE HER HUSBAND AT LAST, SHE HELD HER WHITE ARMS CLOSE, ROUND HIS NECK. . . ' Sivsi ' i ' y. ' tii ' A 7 i liver - - A k m A z. B -f AND COULD NOT LET HIM GO. Homecoming April 29, 1968 r_ _J -. — i ng ■.f ..- p f | igpi 1 ■H H B aa. - ' ■t.v ' 1 aaeakBiHasaM p ii BV . , I Si ff Ship ' s Company The Ship ' s Company was a relatively simple organiza- tion, divided into eight departments — Weapons, Supply, En- gineering, Administration, Communications, Medical, Navi- gation, and Operations. Each department was composed of specialists who provided services related to their depart- ment. The department head ran his department with the aid of his division officers and specialized assistants. Under the division officer in each division were the divisional chief petty officers, leading petty officers and the section leaders. Other individuals were assigned to a section. During the 67- 68 cruise we were largely in three sections in port and three sections at sea, though we stood Condition IV in four sections while in transit between ports and the gunline. Each man had both military and professional duties to carry out. Captain Oliver D. Compton Commanding Officer 92 Captain Oliver Doty Compton was born on May 26, 1918, in Pasadena, Calif. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Cali- fornia in 1940, entering the Navy that same year. After attending the U.S. Navy Midshipman School, USS PRAIRIE STATE, second class, he was commissioned Ensign, USNR, on February 28, 1941. From March 1941 until September 1942, he served as First Lieutenant on USS BENFHAM (DD-3971 and was promoted to Lieu- tenant, junior grade, on June 15, 1942. Lt. Compton married the former Cath- erine Durrell of South Posadena, Calif., on October 31, 1942. In De- cember 1942, he was promoted to Lieutenant, USNR. After attending Fire Control School, he was ordered to USS WADS- WORTH (DD-5I6I where he served in the Gunnery Department from Jan- uary 1943 until February 1944. From February 1944 until December 1944, he served as gunnery instructor at- tached to Commander Service Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet and later Com- mander Destroyer Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. From January 1945 until July 1945, Lt. Compton again served as a gunnery instructor with the San Diego shakedown group and was promoted to Lieutenant Commander, USNR, in July. He received a Master of Science degree from Rensselear in 1947, after intensive studies in ordnance en- gineering. During this period, he re- ceived a regular commission as Lieu- tenant Commander, United States Navy. Upon graduation he was ordered to duty as Bureau of Ordnance Liaison Officer for Guided Missile Matters at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. He served as Gun- nery Officer on USS PASADENA (CL-65) in July 1949, and later served OS Gunnery Officer on USS VALLEY FORGE ICVA-451 from January 1950 until July 1952. During his tenure, USS VALLEY FORGE was awarded the Navy Unit Citation. His promotion to Commander came in July 1951. For three years (August 1952 to August 19551 he was Ordnance Officer of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. In No- vember 1955, he became Commanding Officer of USS ALFRED A. CUN- NINGHAM IDD-752). While serving as the Maintenance and Logistics Officer on the staff of Commander Cruiser Destroyer Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, January 1957 to June 1960, he was promoted to Captain on April 1, 1960. In July, he was ordered to Destroyer Flotilla ONE Staff where he assumed the duties of Chief of Staff. Captain Compton became Com- manding Officer of USS BRYCE CAN- YON IAD-361 in January 1963. He served there until July 1964, when he became Project Manager, Munitions at the Bureau of Weapons, Washington, D.C Captain Compton attended the Na- tional War College from August 1966 until July 1967, when he received or- ders to assume command of USS CANBERRA. Captain and Mrs. Compton have two children; Durell, 19 and Margaret, 17. The Comptons presently reside in Coronado, California. Commander Robert J. Brabant Executive Officer Nov. 1965 - Dec. 1967 Commander Robert J. Brabant was born in Sacramento, Calif, in November 1925. He attended Peru State Teachers College and the University of California at Los Angeles as a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps stu- dent. Commissioned an Ensign in June 1946, he served duty assignments aboard USS ADAMS IDM-27), USS T.E. CHANDLER ID D-717) and USS SOUTHERLAND (DDR.7431. In March 1948, he was assigned to the Electronics Material Officers School at Treasure Island, Calif. After the eight-month course of instruction, he returned to USS SOUTHERLAND. In June 1949 he was promoted to Lieu- tenant Junior Grade. From April 1950 until July 1952, Lt. Brabant was at- tached to Staff, Commander Amphibi- ous Group ONE. During the Korean War he participated in several am- phibious landing operations, including Inchon m September 1950. Shortly be- fore leaving Commander Amphibious Group ONE, he was promoted to Lieutenant. He reported to the Naval Security Group Headquarters Activity, Washington, D.C. in April 1956 and was assigned to Facilities Engineering, Research and Development. During this tour, he was promoted to Lieu- tenant Commander. After attending the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I., he served as Executive Officer of the Naval Communications Station in San Francisco. Shortly after his arrival there, he was promoted to Commander. Prior to becoming Executive Of- ficer of USS CANBERRA in October 1965, Commander Brabant was Com- manding Officer of USS UHLMANN IDD-6781. He IS married to the former Con- stance Hall of Los Angeles. Com- mander and Mrs. Brabant reside in San Diego with their two children, Robert Kirklan, 19, and Edward Henri, 10. 94 Commander Robert D. Provost Jr. Executive Officer Dec. 1967 - Commonder Robert D. Provost Jr. was born January 6, 1927, In Houston, Texas. He began his naval career at the University ot Virginia, where he was a member of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps. He received his commission as Ensign on June 4, 1949, upon graduation from the uni- versity with a bachelor ' s degree in electrical engineering. He served aboard USS CARMICK (DMS-331 from July 1949 until June 1951. USS CARMICK was awarded the Navy Unit Citation for its part in the minesweeping operations off Chinnam- po, Korea. In other duty assignments he served as Operations and CIC Officer of USS SPROSTEN IDDE-577), and Executive Officer and Navigator of USS DURANT lDER-389). From No- vember 1956 to October 1958 he was CIC ASW Instructor at the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School at Monterey, Calif. As o Lieutenant Commander, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in communications electronics en- gineering from the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School in June 1960. He was Commanding Officer of USS PLUCK (MSO-4641 from July I960 until March 1963. While serving as Chief of the Operdtions Branch of the Defense Communications Center-Middle East and African Region in Ankara, Turkey, he was promoted to his present rank of Commander. Prior to becoming Ex- ecutive Officer of USS CANBERRA in December 1967, Commander Pro- vost served as Commanding Officer of USS SOLEY (DD-7071 from January 1966 until November 1967. Commander Provost is married to the former Doreen S. White of San Mateo, Calif. Commander Provost, his wife and their two children, Mary Constance, 9, and Elizabeth, 6, make their home in San Mateo. 95 I i j ' ' B eapons The Weapons Department is composed ot Z divisions whose purpose is to fight the ship. Without the men of VVeap- ons the ship could not have fulfilled her primary mission — to provide gunfire support for our troops in Vietnam. Another function of the Weapons Department was to keep the ship clean and free from rust. This function was the job of the four deck divisions — First through Fourth. Fifth through Eighth and the Marine Detachment are responsible for the ship ' s mounts and turrets and the missile launchers. Two divisions, FG and FM, are composed of highly trained tech- nicians who deal in actual firing of the guns and missiles. Bos ' n Division is responsible for supplies within the depart- ment. All these divisions go together to make up the efficient Weapons Department that fought the ship so hard during the 67-68 cruise. iig ' -i i ' A CDR. Robert B. Robinson Weapons Officer 98 ROW I: ENS OSTER. ENS IIPSEY. CW02 Rhoden, ITJG Schultz, IT MulhoMond. ROW Ih CAPT Murphy. ENS Ullman, IT Childress. ICDR Miller, CDR Robinson. ICDR Vincent. ITJG O ' Connell. CW02 Werling, CAPT Hoyes. ROW III: ENS Gil- keson. ITJG Ryon. ENS Hoeche, ITJG Foirchild. IT Gibson. WO I Couplond. ENS Nolle. t 99 Bos ' n Division Bos ' n Division is probably the most flexible division on CANBERRA. The men ore responsible for the smooth operations of the Bos ' n Lock- er, Paint Locker, Sail Loft and Foul Weather Gear Locker. They function as storekeepers for the deck force and handle cleaning gear for the entire ship. There are more than one hundred, 15-man life rafts aboard CANBERRA. Their stowage, provisioning, packing and continuous inspections take up a good deal of Bos ' n Division ' s time. During Sea Details Bos ' n Division takes part of the load from the deck divisions by providing life boat crews, lowering details and buoy parties. Once the ship is moored Bos ' n Division loses its white-collar |obs and climbs aboard stages and Bos ' n chairs for one of the most strenuous and dirtiest |obs in the Navy — side cleoning. On the first day in port all the salt, grease, oil, rust stains and dirty water streaks accumulated during the time at sec must be scrubbed from the sides of the ship. Liberty is secondary. Bos ' n Division simply takes this |ob in stride. The men know once the ship is spotless there will be time for a little much- deserved recreation. They often work far into the night. In the meantime, the Bos ' n Locker and Paint Locker are still functioning, receiving sup- plies for our next stay at sea. You might expect Bos ' n Division to have 50 men, but it averages 15 men, with one and occasionally two rated boatswain ' s mates. These men are the cream of the deck force. . . they have to be. They are professional seamen. . .they have to be. They stand out in the finest traditions of seafaring men. 7th Division Seventh Division consists of two basic rates — gunner ' s mates and yeo- men. Its responsibilies include Weapons Department administration, orgonization of the Ordnance Technical Librory. maintenance and upkeep of oil small orms and ammunition, monthly tests of magazine sprinkling systems, issue of shore patrol gear, and maintenance of a current inventory of oil shipboard ammunition. Addi- tional duties ore those of maintaining and servicing the .30 ond .50 caliber mochine guns, as well as the 40 mm saluting battery. The armory personnel within the division ore a familiar sight during all underway replenishments operations with their red shirts, hard hats and line-throwing guns. Throughout every rearming, refueling ond replenish- ment, they stand ready to link the re- plenishment ship to CANBERRA with their shot lines. Weapons Department yeomen are some of the busiest men aboard ship. Always working against a deadline, these sailors process tremendous quantifies of administrative items; in- cluding departmental and interdepart- mental messoges, notices, memorondo, and instructions; as well as PMS MDC work, firing plons, status re- ports, training schedules, watch bills, leave schedules, special request forms, and miscellaneous correspond- ence. Typing, filing, routing and or- ganizing, these men directly ensure the smooth functioning of the Weapons De- partment. Although Seventh Division is small, the extent of its activities in both the ordnance and administrotive fields contribute substantially to CANBER- RA ' S effectiveness as a fighting unit. 1st Division As CANBERRA enters port — whether it be on exotic liberty port like Hong Kong or returning to Son Diego after a grueling six months on the line — the first division stonds ready on the forecastle with the num- ber one and head lines in hand, and as our ship is eosed into her berthing space the bow is skillfully secured. At sea and in port the division is re- sponsible for much of the forward quorter of the ship,- particulorly the main deck and officers ' country for- ward of the wardroom. The quarter- deck is also their responsibility, and they keep it brightly shining and well polished. At sea underway replenish- ments place a heavy demand on the first division, and their job in refuel- ing, rearming and replenishment at sea is vital. Nearly half of all rounds expended and most of the food and supplies received at seo are brought aboard by the first division at their T-3 station. The phone and distance lines which estoblish bridge to bridge communication are also manned by the first division. The duties ond responsibilities of the first division place a tremendous demand on each man, ond there is little time for leisure. The hours of work are long ond taxing with spaces to maintain by day and watches to stond around the clock. In both con- dition III and at General Quorters most of the division stonds its watch in the turrets. In oddition some of the men stand wotches on the bridge os helms- men and boatswain mote of the watch, in the mounts and even in the missile magazine. The first division is vital to the success of the ship, and it does its job well. 103 2nd Division From dawn until dusk every day the men of Second Division can be found keeping up tfie ship ' s topside and lower deck spaces, Chipping, sanding, red leading, washing down bulkheads, polishing bright work, and laying tile ore long and never-ending tasks, but the men of Second Division keep at It, and do their job well. While on Condition III, two thirds of the division are keeping up with this maintenance and the other third Is on watch. Some are on the bridge steer- ing the ship. Others are in the mounts and turrets loading charges and pro- jectiles to be fired in support of friendly forces on the beach. During underway replenishments, the men of the Second can be found at station T-7, where CANBERRA re- ceives and transfers personnel, mail, movies, fleet freight, gas bottles, empty brass and other Items via manila high line. Last, but not least. Second Di- vision serves as o training division. It IS here on the deck that men who will eventually transfer to other di- visions, learn the basic seamanship that will serve them throughout their Navy careers. A ' ■IH ' v .N 105 3rd Division It ' s 0500 and the USS CANBER- RA Is made fast alongside the pier In Son Diego, Calif. This Is the big day, the day that the ship departs the U.S. for some far away duty. The duty sec- tion of Third Division is out on deck participating in a scrubdown of the moln deck. As the day progresses, the special dea detoll for getting underway Is set and again we find Third Di- vision on deck — manning lines 3 and 5, preparing to take them in when they are cast free from the pier. Upon leaving the pier the ship stands out of the harbor and the regular underway watch Is set. Again we find men of Third Division as they relieve the helm, lee helm, and messenger of the watch. Whether It ' s Condition III steaming or General Quarters, the men of Third Division m an the 3, 5 and 8-inch guns. When underway In unfriendly waters, the CANBERRA has need for fuel, ammo, and food. As a major underway replenishment looms Third Division again gets the call. They rig stations T-1 and F-3 in preparation for rearming and refueling. As the re- arming takes place Third Division per- sonnel man the rig on station T-1 and help to move the ammo off station. After the rearming detail Is secured. Third Division quickly mans station F-3 for refueling. Secured from the refueling detail, the men of Third Di- vision then join the starboard solly party, moving spuds to the spud locker OS stores are brought aboard. Firing missions and replenish- ments over, CANBERRA steams Into more peaceful waters. As the routine of Condition IV steaming settles into the men of Third Division, they reflect on the job they have done over the past weeks and months. They are a deck division and they realize that the part they play Is Important In making CAN- BERRA the efficient fighting ship that she is. Third Division, having done her |ob and done it well, proudly and boldly displays her motto. . .NO RIG TOO BIG. 106 ' A - I 4th Division Fourth Division, the more ver- satile of CANBERRA ' S four deck di- visions, sfioulders the burden of main- taining the entire after section of the ship. Many facets of the ship ' s opera- tions are fulfilled by the Fourth. For instance, whenever transfer stations T-9, T-IO, T-11, T-12, or T-13, plus refueling stations F-7 or F-8, are ac- tivated, the |ob belongs to Fourth Di- vision. As for hard work, during one rearming Fourth Division brought aboard and uncrated 16 loads of am- munition and transferred off 1,178 cans of empty powder cans at station T-11 — all in a two-and-a-half hour rearming. But Fourth Division does not stop at just transfers and refueling. It also maintains the helicopter flight deck and supplies a flight deck crew. Their job is to guide the helos to the proper place on deck, chock the wheels, and tie it down. This is airman ' s work, but the seamen of Fourth Division perform the task on CANBERRA. The men know that sea detail and flight quarters are only the more glamorous parts of their job. They also clean, scrub, polish, chip, paint and sweep everything in sight from the motor whaleboats, both port and star- board, to the very end of the fantail. In addition, all the traditional blocks, tackles, running and standing riggings are maintained. All of this space and equipment requires continuous daily effort to keep it looking neat and ship- shape. 108 r 5th Division Without the tireless men of Fifth Division Canberra ' s entire mis- sion would have had to be aborted. These men operate and maintain the cruiser ' s two massive eight-inch tur- rets. The men of the Fifth — highly trained gunner ' s motes — were quick to respond to the heavy demands placed upon them. It was these men who trained men from other divisions to help man the turrets in order to ac- complish the enormous task of firing round after round against enemy po- sitions. Over 50 men are required to man each turret during Condition III. Fifth Division was quick to re- spond to all casualties and skilled enough to repair and maintain the tur- rets at the peak of efficiency. Through many almost sleepless nights and complete devotion to duty, Fifth Di- vision ensured that CANBERRA was always able to accomplish her mis- sion of naval gunfire support. 110 6th Division Sixth Division ' s Tonkin Gulf Gun Club held Its annuol expedition this year earlier than usual. The club presently has o year round season on selected types of game, such as Viet Cong, shore batteries, truck convoys and WIBLICS Iwoter-borne logistic craft). The men of Sixth Division are re- sponsible for mointenance, repair and operation of CANBERRA ' S secondary batteries — the 5 and 3-Inch guns, but was even willing to lend the main battery a hand by helping to man the 8-inch guns during Condition III cruis- ing on the gun line. The gunner ' s mates of Sixth Di- vision retained their traditional phi- losophy of shooting first, fast, hard and accurately, and asking questions later, during the 1967-68 WESTPAC cruise, and stand ready to repeat their performance when the next cruise rolls around. 8th Division With North Vietnam ' s minlscule air force posing but a distant threat, many of the men of Eighth Division found themselves facing more im- mediate targets in the directors and plotting rooms of FG Division. Then one day someone remembered that CANBERRA had missiles aboard, and sent us into other hostile waters — the Sea of Japan — to ride shotgun on the USS ENTERPRISE, as a deter- rent to possible enemy air attacks. 1 ' Ever on the lookout, the stalwart men of the Eighth were primed for the possibility of hostile aircraft breaking through the overcast winter sky. Through almost clairvoyant trouble- shooting and painstaking maintenance, the men and equipment of Eighth Di- vision never fell below maximum readiness. Like the Boy Scouts, our motto was Be Prepared. We were, throughout the entire, demanding cruise. i I ? ■' A Marine Detachment As Marines aboard CANBERRA we are carrying on a tradition wtiich first began in 1775, when Marines were assigned as security forces aboard U.S. Navy stiips. Security of tfie sfilp and Its crew is sflll a primary mission of tfie Ma- rine Detachment. The Guard of the Day consists of the Sergeant of the Guard, Corporal of the Guard, Brig sentries, and the Orderhes for the Commanding Officer and the Executive Officer. Out of necessity, the Guard must be versatile, firm, diplomatic and at all times military to cope with the many situations that might arise. Along with the security of the ship and its crew, the Detachment operates and maintains Mount 51. Thirty-one Marines man the mount and have ac- quired a high degree of efficiency through pride in the mount and Its performance. The 81 MM mortar, which is basically on infantry weapon, is being utilized aboard CANBERRA to pro- vide electronic countermeasures and night illumination. A crew of three Marines malntom the mortar which Is manned during General Quarters and Condition III watches. The key billets In the ship ' s land- ing party are held by Marines. Squad leaders, fire team leaders, and mo- chine gun sections are billets held by Marines In order to supply the small unit leadership necessary for the func- tioning of the landing party. Along with conducting small arms training for ship ' s company the Detachment In Itself forms a landing party rifle pla- toon which if the need crises Is ready. Tradition, pride, spirit and dis- cipline are a few of the characteristics of the U.S. Marine Corps. We aboard CANBERRA are carrying on the tra- dition of the past as Marines of the present. This pride In the Corps and ourselves dictates that we accomplish the mission and perform the duties in- cumbent upon us. SEMPER FIDELIS! m I SiOky FIRE CONTROLMAN! YOU MEAN YOU FIGHT FIRES? Moving to explain to civilions what fire control means is simply an occupa- tional disodvantage for the men of FG Division. On CANBERRA, the FTG ' s of FG Division are almost solely re- sponsible for one of the most vital and necessory functions of a noval wor- ship. To oversimply. . .they aim the guns. A fire controlmon combines the technical know-how and analytical mind of the electronics technician with the no-nonsense hit it with o hum- mer, keep your head down and your finger on the trigger tenacity of o gunner ' s mote. FG Division maintains and oper- otes 6 directors and associated radars, 3 lorge and complex analog and electric-analog computers, and the formidoble maze of wiring, georing, scotch tape, and sundry devices which connect their machines to the ship ' s 24 gun barrels. FTG ' s man the stations ana squeeze the triggers that moke the guns go BANG. They convert things like air density, powder temperature, and rotation of the earth into yards and feet of error in the impact of o bullet 15 miles away (trigonometry anyone?!. Most significantly, they trouble-shoot and repair the inevitable casualties to their equipment. Stick your head inside o MK48 Fire Control Computer or the power amplifier of a MK25 rodor sometime. Simple it ain ' t! FTG ' s even swab decks, chip and point bulkheads, but fight fires? Not lately. FG Division 119 FM Division With a quick prayer and oscilli- scopes, voltmeters, ampmeters and ohmmeters humming away, a sly FTM is up in the missile director late at night, probing the unknown failure. He goes about his |ob relentlessly, sys- tematically, relying on his many months of school and experience to track down his problem. Meanwhile, two busy FTMs are usmg their flashlights in a console high up m a dork Weapons Control Station, trying to discover some new way to clean up those symbols on the target designation radars. In yet another far removed part of the ship, a crew of FTMs are |ust finishing a series of tests on a stub- born Terrier missile, getting it ready for use in case of enemy air attack. Not being one to give up easily, a tall, determined FTM is just putting the final touches on another adjust- ment on the CXRX radar high up on the mast, getting ready to give it the old college try. These fellows are not cut from average timber. They hove been se- lected because of unusual abilities and drive. An FTM striker must go through intensive screening before being selected for A School. After an average of one year of formal Navy education, he must still go bock to school periodically to learn new and different systems and techniques. From the missile computers to enemy aircraft designation equipment, from search radar to fire control and three dimensional radars, from missile test equipment to telemetering, he must operate his equipment while on watch and maintain and repair it when off watch. Often spending hours without sleep, the FTMs of FM Division con- tinue to maintain the critical equip- ment necessary to accomplish CAN- BERRA ' S mission. 120 121 operations The Operations Department is made up of three di- visions that deal in planning and implementing CANBERRA ' S operational commitments. The men of OL Division are the lookouts, OE — the the men who work on sophisticated gear, and Ol — the men who put in long hours plotting, steering and watching in CANBERRA ' S radar rooms. Most of the men in Operations stood watches in port and starboard sections. Often they had to work long hours to ensure the success of this cruise, which was largely due to their c ompetent, con- stant professionalism. -iut - 1 CDRTheodore W. Manduca Operations Officer 124 OE Division The electronics technicians of OE Division are responsible for the op- erational readiness of all electronics equipment assigned to the Operations Department. They are on call 24 hours a day, always ready to make repairs or adjustments when casualties occur. The division consists of two teams of ET ' s — the radar and communica- tions teams. The radar team is re- sponsible for preventative and cor- rective maintenance of the ship ' s sur- face and air search radars, the radar repeaters, IFF, ECM, the fathometer, TACAN, and the test equipment. The communications team keeps up the ship ' s radio transmitters, receivers, teletype, terminal equipment, crypto- graphic systems, and facsimile receivers. The division ' s |ob is highly tech- nical work and carries the ET ' s throughout the ship. From the mast- head to Radio Central deep within the ship, they have responded to the de- mands and kept the assigned equip- ment at a high state of readiness throughout the cruise. Without proper maintenance of this equipment, CAN- BERRA would have lost its ability to see, hear and communicate with the outside world. ' 4 J 01 Division More than 50 radarmen and a handful of yeomen provide CAN- BERRA with timely, accurate and comprehensive information about the land, air and sea oround her. Without this the ship could not fulfill its mis- sion. This information is supplied by the men of Ol Division. CIC and ECM personnel are re- sponsible for the collection, display, evaluation and dissemination of infor- mation, all plotted on the many status boards in CIC. This information is readily available to the CIC watch officer, OOD or the Captain. Canberra ' s prlmory mission is that of naval gunfire support, and Ol Division provides the data which makes our eight-inch guns the most accurate large weapon in use in Vietnam. In addition to being the nerve center for gunfire support, CIC main- tains all information necessary for the navigation of the ship, including the sometimes difficult |ob of locating hard-to-find replenishment ships. Ol Division ' s handful of yeomen type, route, file and process all of the paperwork in the Operations Depart- ment. The paperwork comes in never- ending streams, but the yeomen always seem to come out on top. The Scope- Dopes and Pencil-Pushers of Ol Division take iust pride in their contribution to the success of the 1967-68 WESTPAC cruise. 128 i SBIiKSf OL Division Short in numbers, but long in de- termlnotion, the men of OL Division fulfilled their bosic function as look- outs. High above the bustle of the main deck and lower decks, the lookouts stood their wotches 24 hours o day, from the numbing cold off Korea to the heat and humidity off Vietnam. Our essential job was spotting and identifying air and surface contacts within visual range of CANBERRA. Identification had to be fast and ac- curate, but the men of OL were con- stantly in training during the cruise, learning the techniques of recognizing the mony types of aircraft and ships of all nations. OL Division olso served os a training ground for radarmen, supply- ing men for the CIC team. In port, the lookouts left their posts on the 05 Level and CIC to provide pier sentries ond duty drivers. This past cruise was long and arduous, but the men of OL Division did their duty in the best troditions of the United States Navy. Communications The Communications Department, newly created, is composed of two divisions. The men of CS Division manned the signal bridge where they not only sent messages to other ships, but acted as lookouts, identifying ships they spotted through their big eyes. The men of CR Division worked deep within the ship, manning the radio receivers and trans- mitters so necessary to the vital coordina- tion of our mission. This department kept us in constant touch with other units of the SEVENTH Fleet and other commands, and thus helped to unify and improve the effect of our actions in Vietnam. ( 4Ak. ?i nr LT Charles E. Christopher Communications Officer FRONT: IT Roy IT Chnsiopher. BACK: ITJG Hen- nes. ENS Segalini, ITJG Felsing, 134 V ,, ■. «, V, V • ) ' ( CS Division The signalmen ore the eyes of command; their specialty is close-in visual communications for CANBER- RA. This responsibility never ceases, day or night, fair weother or foul, in port or at sea. There are basically three methods of visual communications — flag hoist, semaphore, and flashing light (flares are also used on certain occasions). Signalmen also have to know voice radio operations. They are also re- sponsible for the display of various colors during all types of ceremonies and honors. Their main space is the signal bridge. Here, where one can see all around the ship, they stand always ready to send a challenge to a ship or plane. As supplements to the lookouts, they report surface or air contacts to the bridge and provide the means for identifying other ships encountered on the seas. On some nights, when no other ships are around, the stars and the flying fish may be a watchstonders companion. In colder climes, the biting wind seems to penetrate any kind of foul weather geor Ihow come the wind seems strongest when the temperature is lowest?). No matter what, the signalmen q always there, ready to answer or to send. 135 .1! hi |1 ■•■kliUH Bl -. M-BBB l;f=g ji ' j .Pa «AMt.«L_A_fc at. J !• Jk- - ' ' ha g t;: |K V . BMr i r rr 1 K H 136 CR Division Communications is the vital key to command. It involves the transmission and reception of military instructions and information; it is at once the voice of command and the arm of control, without It, coordinated action would be impossible. Without the ability to com- municate, there could be no purposeful cooperative effort by our ships and aircraft. Communications make it pos- sible for our most experienced minds, at the highest echelons of command and on the scenes of actions, to evaluate missions, objectives, and enemy capa- bility, and to determine appropriate courses of action. CR Division is broken down into five main working areas: II) The Mes- sage Center, where all traffic is pro- cessed and distributed; 121 The Se- cure Teletype Area, containing fleet broadcast receivers, and task force operational teletype circuits; (3) the Crypto Space, holding both our ship shore termination link with the beach as well as Top Secret Broadcasts; 14) The Transmitter (?ooms, scottered throughout the ship, and finally; 15) Radio Central where our voice cir- cuits, teletype repair, CW Keys, and the majority of our patch boards are located. Here, the Radio Central Su- pervisor maintains control of the en- tire communications complex. The 53 radio personnel process over 5,000 messages monthly, turning a deaf ear when the word is passed tO: KNOCK OFF SHIPS WORK or COMMENCE HOLIDAY ROUTINE. These men are technical specialists in their jobs. They make it their ob- jective to get the |ob done as expe- ditiously and professionally as equip- ment and conditions will permit. p f WBth IT i ■- ■■V-P rJ --. ■s ftm .■-V- T • • Int ' M-- •w — - t ■L mm ' i K Sfc ' it I B 4 B Bb i m A y M 1 ■' 1 p 1 X : .. HH HBl ' ' V ' - ' lj - . ' ■i ; , • ' vf r N sa ki ««l •■nr '   •.•-■■■• -i pj r j Engineering The Engineering Department is composed of five hard- working, highly-skilled divisions whose function is to supply the ship with power it needs to run countless machines and move the ship swiftly through the sea. The men of A, B, E, M, and R divisions worked around-the-clock at sea and many times in port to assure that the ship remains a self-sufficient unit with its own electricity, water and steam. They were also responsible for repairing any damage or malfunction of the ship or its machinery. Without the fine teamwork of this department, CANBERRA could not have survived. For the men of CANBERRA, the word SNIPE has taken on the friendly connotation of a hard-working, dedicated man whose efforts did not go unnoticed and unappreciated by anyone in the crew. LCDR William L. Aderholt Chief Engineer 140 t :s -r I -  i i - ROW I: CW02 Johnson, LT Kunz. IT Mmick, ICDR Aderholt. IT Fischer, ENS Preieon ENS Wells ROW II: CW02 Southerlond. LTJG Bubnosh, ITJG Oberg, CW02 Hornson, ENS Taber, ENS Downs. T ' f 9 , . A Division 1 i i-V-f ' A Division is divided into four gangs: Machine Shop; Air Conditioning and Refrigeration; Steam Heat; and Boat and Diesel. The Machine Shop is icnown for its abihty to build almost anything from only a few pieces of raw stock. It hap- pened many times that a vital piece of equipment would fail and a replace- ment was not on board or in easy ac- cess. Given a blue print, some stock and a little time, the equipment would be back in operation with a substitute part and the battle readiness of CAN- BERRA would be restored. As CANBERRA moved into the South Pacific the tropical sun end heat began to have its effect. It was now up to the AC R gang to go into action. Repair end upkeep of the air condition- ing plants, main refrigeration plant and the unit coolers is an around the clock |ob. The chill box and ice boxes keep your food supplies at |ust the right temperature. The air condition- ing plants and unit coolers serve to keep the radars ond communications equipment cool. When it IS chow time A Division once again was operating behind the scene. The Steam Heat gang is re- sponsible for the maintenance of the galley ' s equipment from the bread sheers to the large steam-heated ket- tles. A C R worked to cool the spaces and the Steam Heat gong worked to keep the spaces warm in the northern waters where CANBERRA found herself midway through this cruise. During the cruise CANBERRA stopped for liberty now end then. Here again, A Division personnel came into ploy as the Boat and Diesel gang man- ned the engines of the ship ' s utility boats as they ran from the ship to fleet landing or over to Grande Island. This same gang was responsible for the refueling of those helicopters which brought that special letter from home. The responsibilities of A Division are many and great. We didn ' t load the guns or squeeze the triggers, but we backed up all the other divisions in hope that our combined efforts have made CANBERRA one of the greatest fighting ships in the U.S. Navy. . B Division It seems oniy iitting ' a ' CAN- BERRA ' S largest division — B Di- vision — would be assigned to one : the more vital ■--. ' --. -- — filling a succes; - r Z ' is that of supplying tne power tnar keeps this floating city alive. The BT ' s and MM ' s of B I . : ; - work 24 hours a day; seven days a week, in CANBERRA ' S four firerooms ;c O ' ovide the steam to drive the en- A very specioi breea oi soilor is needed to work in the hot and dirty firerooms far below decks. These sailors Q ' e ' ouna in B Division. 145 1 146 E Division Consisting of interior communi- cations electricians and electrician ' s, mates, E Division is basically re- sponsible for the operation and main- tenance of the electrical power, dis- tribution, lighting, internal communi- cations, degaussing systems and their associated electrical equipment. Echoes of E Division ' s extensive and widely dispersed machinery and re- sponsibilities are heard throughout the ship. Let ' s listen in: Six more sound- powered headsets for Combat, luecht. Got you, Lee. . . . The ship ' s alarms need PMS, Mills. Where ' s Monical? Did you try 641? . . . Did you lose the electrical load again, McKee? Is thot you, Dobrick, I can ' t see in the dark. . . . Turner, get a man and hit that ship ' s service phone switchboard again. , . . I need 47 lightbulbs and 32 flash- lights, Williamson. Willy, don ' t faint! . . . Gyro, Schmyro, I say 23 dif- ference between forward and after ,,vS ' . - - gyro isn ' t much to worry about, O ' Steen. . . .Range, stop ploying sig- nalman with our battle lanterns! . . . Clerico, are all the projectors ready for showing Mr. Kunz ' s westerns? Yes Sir, Mr. Downs. . . . Why ' s Cantrell singing ' By the Light of the Silvery Moon ' ? Cause Boeche and Walrod forgot to rig replenishment lights. . . . There will be a tem- porary loss of power throughout the ship while checking for zero grounds. . . . Any non-tagged fans, buffers and portable electric gear will be con- fiscoted. . . . 115 Volts, Deadly Ship- mate or The Red -Headed Die- hard. . . . Having the stove ana re- frigerator out of commission electri- cally means no chow. Is that a promise? . . . Carey, are you sure that wire goes ther ZAP. From the most to the pit log. from the windlass motors to the helo deck. Echo Division is there. Division While the boilers provide the basic energy to propel the ship through the water, it must first be converted into mechanical energy. This is the duty of M Division. It IS the responsibility of M Di- vision ' s tireless machinist mates to operate and maintain CANBERRA ' S four steam-driven engines, which can propel the ship through the water in speeds in excess of 30 knots. These men perform their duties, of both mental and highly technical nature, under conditions of extreme heat, humidity and urgency. To a large degree, the very life of CANBERRA depends on these men doing their |ob. I 148 149 y R Division R Division is composed on more than 40 men in the damage control, shiplitter and pipefitter rates. Their work tokes them from the bow to the stern and from the keel to the peak of the mast; welding, air testing com- partments, repairing the ship ' s hull and superstructure, pipefitting, re- pairing boats and performing numer- ous other tasks of a similar nature. These men stand watches as the Sounding and Security Patrol. As in their work, their watches take them throughout the ship. The patrol is con- tinually alert for the dangers inherent in shipboard environment — flooding, fire and fire hazards, weakened or damaged structures, and violations of the moteriol condition in effect. The patrol ottempts to prevent these dan- gers from becoming actual casualties, but in the event they do, R Division personnel have the equipment, knowl- edge and ability required to effectively combat the casualty. These men are proud of the part they play in keeping CANBERRA seaworthy and in fighting shape. 151 ■■„(;w -..,:., _ -I • • ' V Supply The Supply Department is composed of five divisions dedicated to the service of the officers and crew. They cook the food, serve the food, wash and dry the clothes, cut the hair, and sell everything and anything at a discount. One of their major jobs was keeping the entire ship stocked with everything it needed, from spanner wrenches to paper clips. These men kept the crew well-supplied with both personal and official needs. It goes without saying that without the men of S-1, S-2, the Mess Cooks, S-3 and S-5 divisions, the 67- 68 cruise could not have been the success that it was. LCDR Donald R. Jahn, SC Supply Officer 154 FRONT: LTJG Voronyak, LCDR John LTJG Sauers. BACK: ITJG Honcock, CW02 Kyse ' If ik S-1 Division Very often lines of men can be seen carrying stores down to Forword GSK, both in port and at sea. You know the men at the tables on payday — the storekeepers and disbursing clerks of S-1 Division. The primary responsibility of storekeepers is the procuring and issuing of parts needed to repair the various weapons systems, electronics gear, electrical utilities and machin- ery on CANBERRA. At this they ore highly effective. A secondary respon- sibility is the supplying of cleaning gear, tools, points, office supplies and other items needed doily by the crew. The nerve center of the stores section is the Supply Office. Working in the office are the storekeepers who procure and occount for the material needed on boord CANBERRA. The various jobs run the gamut from re- quisitioning, general correspo ndence, and filing, to inventory control ond financial accounting. Requests for is- sue of material by the various di- visions ore run through the Supply O ' fice. Material held by supply is located in S-I ' s 21 well-organized store- rooms. Men working here ore respon- sible for the receipt, stowage, ond actual issuing of material. They ore olso responsible for an inventory on all gear in their storerooms. The moin concern of the disburs- ing clerks is poying the crew. They also provide for the travel needs of the crew, issue special poy, stort and stop ollotments, hold safekeeping de- posits, and exchange American dollars for appropriate foreign currencies. Ship ' s Store profits and Post Office proceeds ore held here as well. This wos an arduous cruise, but S-1 Division wos up to it and the men handled their responsibilities admirably. 157 S-2 Division This IS a tribute to our flour- flingers, soup-slingers. spud-sprucers, reefer-rats, scullery-steam-gulpers, and mighty denizens of the mess decks. During the latest cruise, your commis- sary colleagues have remained on the job at least 21 hours a day, seven days a week. For your dining pleasure, our latest innovations included hot chow for midnight watch stonders, and a noon- time express line, enabling our weary warriors more rack time. In seven months, your galley prepared, at the rate of two and one half tons per day, over 500 tons of good navy chow. With- out the help of the entire crew however, our job would have been impossible. With pride, all hands can remember the professional way we handled those un- reps; under the shadows of Diamond Head, in the rain on Guam, between Hon Mei and Hon Mat, in the Subic heat, on the double in the bone-crack- ing cold of Yokosuka, via boat load in Hong Kong, and in Korean snowstorms. Despite all obstacles, the objective of food service division was, is, and will be, simply, to always feed the best chow afloat. 158 i li 159 h ' S-3 Division S-3 Division, consisting of 33 hard-working men, has one primary purpose in mind — SERVICE. This service comes in many ways; from o modern wali ;-in ship ' s store open seven days a week, to an antiquated laundry working around the clock. And where else could one get free cokes on Christmas Day, but from the Ge- dunk man in the Soda Fountain. And on what other ship can you get action like the slot (oopsi . . . like the vending machines provide? Moose ' s barbers are always on hand to style your hair in the latest military fashion. Ski ' s haberdashery will outfit you with the in brim. In addition to these invaluable services, the profits generated from sales are turned over to the ship ' s Welfare and Recreation Fund. Which eventually finances the big blasts before and after our deployments. For these reasons and many more, it ' s easy to see why the sailors in the Sales and Services Division are justly proud of their con- tribution to SERVICE. 160 S-5 Division The stewards of S-5 Division are responsible for serving CANBERRA ' S commissioned officers. Outnumbered almost two-to-one by the officers they serve, these hard-working men fulfill their duties in a manner nothing short of outstanding. In the Wardroom and its galley, they prepare and serve three meals a day ond ensure that the Wardroom is kept immaculately clean. Each and every stateroom is an additional clean- ing responsibility of the stewards. Whether, changing the linen, scrubbing the decks of vacuuming the rug, en- suring that each officer ' s laundry is cleaned and returned on time, or just running an errand for an officer, the stewards manage to keep up with the hectic pace. But the men of S-5 Division don ' t stop there. Military duties also have to be met. Whether staying up half the night during an underwoy replenish- ment or standing watches in the turrets and mounts during Condition III cruis- ing on the gun line, the stewards are once again doing their part, and doing it in a professional manner. A successful deployment to Viet- nam requires teamwork on the part of all hands. The stewards of S-5 Di- vision can fake satisfaction in knowing that they were a successful part of a successful team. Medical Department r •%. z -Ai % ' Hospital After the routine tasks of preparing for deployment were completed, CAN- BERRA and her guns got underway for duty off Vietnom. However, the Hospital Di- vision monaged to launch the first attack and scored 5,560 direct hits against our biggest enemy — disease. Some of the men never forgave us for all those immuniza- tions. Others must not hove minded much for they were soon back looking for more shots to cure the results of their social endeavors. Throughout the cruise we waged an endless battle against colds, dirt, rashes and roaches. Prolonged periods at sea brought fatigue which led to frequent minor injuries. Several fractures of the feet, hands and face resulted from mishaps during UNREPS and other social events. Only with the excellent X-ray techniques of HM2 Craiger were we able to make the correct diagnosis and initiate the proper treat- ment. Fortunately, no major operations were necessary, although many minor sur- gical procedures were undertaken in CANBERRA ' S well-equipped operating room. The unending task of keeping up with the demand in medical stores was tackled by HM2 Brown, who was always prepared to tell us some salty tales from his ex- perience on the deck force. Medical records and administration were easily handled by HM2 Matts; he thought he was a part-time employee of the Legal Office, too. One man who really put his weight to the task was HN Kregel, as he did a grand job of making order out of some of the chaos in sick call records, as well as handling patient care on the word. Each man of the hospitol division did his part and together they comprised a highly efficient medical team and an outstanding H Division. ? On 22 April 1873, Dr. Thomas 0- Walton became the first dentist appointed to serve as an officer in the United States Navy. He served on the staff of the Naval Academy. No dental officers served on any U.S. Navy ships until 40 years later, when on 5 March 1913, Dr. H. E. Harvey reported aboard the USS SOLACE for duty and thus, the SO- LACE became the first ship to have the services of a dental officer. It is interesting to note that the first U.S. Naval vessel to be named in honor of a dental officer was the USS OSBORNE (Torpedo Boat Destroyer-295). Dr. Osborne was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism under enemy fire during the U. S. Marine ' s advance on Bouresches, France, in 1918. During the 1967-68 cruise, the Dental Division on board CAN- BERRA performed nearly 8,000 treatment and diagnostic procedures for the officers and men. One hundred ninety-three teeth required re- moval, but in 1,633 instances, carious lesions were eliminated and the teeth restored to function. In an effort to stop the spread of the caries attack, 710 men received the stannous fluoride treatment. The Dental Division on board CANBERRA cannot claim any his- torical firsts, but did fulfill its mission in the highest tradition set by past members of the Dental Corps. 9r LCDR John T. Werning, DC Dental Officer ma%r7f 2d vB% ' satn.%--x. M, V. It n i 5, T ? The Administrative Department and its single division — the Executive Divi- sion — is comprised of 38 enlisted men and six officers manning 10 offices. These nimble-minded sailors spend hours each day attempting, and succeeding in, keeping up with tons of pdpervi ork which must be done to ensure a smooth flow of admini- strative work. The offices of the Executive Division and their various services are: CAPTAIN ' S OFFICE — Maintains officers service records as well as records of all official correspondence by message or letter and controls its flow. They also prepare all letters of commendation and awards. PERSONNEL OFFICE — Maintains complete service records for enlisted per- sonnel, processes leave, special liberty, transfers and receipts, and publishes the Plan of the Day. POST OFFICE — Maintains a compl ete postal service from selling stamps to handling registered mail, parcel post, regular mail, and money orders. T E OFFICE — Maintains a complete educational service from Navy train- ing manuals to films to USAFI college courses and testing facilities. LEGAL OFFICE — Provides advice on legal matters from marriage licenses to car payments and process legal records for Captain ' s mast and courts martial. MASTER AT ARMS — Works with the Legal Office and serves as the ship ' s policemen to maintain discipline aboard ship. PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE — Produces the POUCH, WALLABY TIMES, welcome aboard and port brochures, press kits; maintains and operates KANG Radio, the ship ' s entertainment station, and writes all news releases on the ship and crew. PRINT SHOP — Prints the POUCH, CANBERRA CABLE, welcome aboard and port brochures for PAO; menus, CANBERRA Notices, birthday cards, press kits and all other printed materials needed by the ship. PHOTO LAB — Prints thousands of photographs for the POUCH, cruisebook, , press kits, welcome aboard and port brochures, and news releases and does all the photography required by the ship. CHAPLAIN ' S OFFICE — Provides spiritual guidance and produces the CAN-- BERRA Cable for distribution to CANBERRA families and the birthday cards dis- tributed to oil personnel on their birthdays. The Chaplain ' s yeoman handles all correspondence for the Chaplain and maintains the crew ' s lounge and library. In addition to their office hours, all non-rated and most third class petty of- ficers of the Executive Division stand Condition III watches. The days on the gun- line found its men in the missile magazines, turrets, mounts, repair lockers and on the bridge. The cruise was no picnic for the men of the Executive Division, but their Knuckle down and do it attitude brought them through with flying colors. 170 X Division 171 173 t TM. ' K ; v,vv i . ; ' ii ' lUA I  «• ■' MM Navigation ] The call of the sea is an old one, and riaviga?i6n ' 1s a sci- ence as old as the first adventure in ships on open water. The keeping of this ship ' s log, the standing of helmsman watches I in hazardous or confined waters, the supervision of the ex- change of naval courtesies, the maintenance of visual com- • munications in the absence of signalmen, as well as the navigational duties of maintaining a Dead Reckoning Track an d obtaining celestial, visual, and electronic fixes of the ' ship ' s position — all are the responsibility of the quarter- ' r master as assistant to the Officer of the Deck and as a mem- ber of the Captain ' s Division — N Division. Yet a man-of-war requires two professions of each man j embarked, the one military and the other nautical, but in the I case of the quartermaster, the duties are one and the same whether the ship is at General Quarters, Sea Detail, or Con- dition IV. So it is that he seems to hove little to do with the . fighting of the ship, while in fact, it is his navigational skills that are required in every decision to maneuver, in the lay- out of every firing run, in the execution of every approach •-- ' ■alongside, and in every minute of every watch at sea, off some foreign coast. Naval warfare involves many things, but the ship is always central. Ships must weigh anchor before anything else, and then skillfully sailed before any mission can be accomplished. — This then is the quartermaster ' s quiet corner of the ,„, war, for which he deservedly takes satisfaction and later ' !■enjoys unwinding from this demanding job. X«S[S(mfm!M LCDR Ronald L. Wier Navigator LCDR Frank L. Boebert Navigator Formals Bos ' ROW I: SA Goulding. BMSN Jockson. BM3 Muse, BM2 Jacobs, WO I Huszor, BMCM Green. BM3 Fulk, SN Wisemon ROW SN Gnffin, SN Keevy, SN Lockie, SN Hutchison, SN Shelley, SA Kramek, SN Forstef, SN Brock, SN Martin. Stragglers --. j . ROW I; SN Wallace, N Division, EM3 Roih E Division; GMGC Johnson, Sixth Division; FTG2 Skersick, FG Division; FTG3 3eyoe, FG Division. ROW II: SN James OE Division: ICFN Torpy, E Division; SN Fiutchison, CS Division; SN Bergerson. :R Division. MAA KNEEIING: ETN3 Comocho GMG3 Rock- well. FTG3 Rowe. STANDING; BMC Daw- son. SFI Reilnauer, NOT SHOWN; GMM2 Simpson. ' t - -i dtitUL ' ' M ■- - ' -i| W J l ■' 1st ROW I: SN Hatcher, SN Frcsbie. SN Boatz, SN Kelley, SN Coffmon, SN Justus, ROW II: SN toghry. SN Lulie, BMSl BMl Newby, BM3 Hagofsky SN O ' Neol, SN Hinkel, SN Reyes. SA Johnson, SA Lehmon, ROW III: SN Keppel, SR Epferson. SN Jensen, SN Donko. SA Starr. SA Vanyek, SN Nigodoff, SN Gillick ROW IV: SN Adorns. SN Dietrich, SN Fredioni, SN Gfheen, SA Winzeler. SN Boucock. BM3 Doddroe. SN Frankhouser. SA Spearman, SA Miller P!W y4s, « -r 2nd J iri t . m.: ROW I: SA Sice. SA Bartal. SN Eparo, SN Hubbaid SN Hartshome, SN Revetto, SN Chapa, SN Sendewicz, ROW II: SAl SA Letler. SN Nemcik. SN Williams. BMSN Poythress. BM2 Proter. BM3 Leggett, BM3 Beaudoin. BMSN Shorter. SA Ml SN Jones. SA Acree. ROW III: SN Byors. SN Scheidel. SN Stevenson. SR Jacks. SN Samuelson. SN Williams. SA SpaT SA Ramey, SN Eglond. SN Augustine. AN Edward, ROW IV: SN Glunt. SN Bellamy. SR Harkless. SA Blake. BMSN Deg| BMSN Ellenburg. SN Thompson. SA Childers SN Stone, SA Hathcock SA Geisler rf ' f -I - ■t 1 :l4 tw - 3rd ROW I: SN Fourt, SN Dragula. SN Gronberg. SN Bowen. SA Garner. SN Delgado. SN Lopez. SN Myers, SN Dalnodar, SN I ROW II; SN Taylor. SN Pollard. SN Montgomery BM3 Mollis, BM3 Tres, BM3 Webb, BMl Myers, BM3 Wilson, BM3 G| BM3 Ausiello. BM3 Madole. SN Hoover. ROW III: SN Morgado. SA Tridle. SN Harrison. SN Daniels. SN McClonahaJ Jimenez. SN Gazinski. SN Hahn. SN Armi|o SN Kumfer. SN Oliver. SN Canlield ROW IV: SN Auen. SN Kline. SN Fitze Meyer. SN Kuntz. SN Ogg, SN Freibolt, SA Granger, SN Dockery, SN Ward. SN Enckson. SN Shugart. 180 M . ' ti ROV 5N loraii 4th I 1 t yWi- ■1 SN Aldfich, SN lewis. SN Frye. SN Williamson. ROW II: SN Gomez. SA Gomez. SN Capps, BM3 Hogofsky. BMC Ins Spencer. BM2 Bryant. BM3 Wilson. SN Ferris, SN Palumbo. SN Morsh. AN Mullins. ROW III: SA Worth, SA |SA Bronson, SN Earle, SN Morris SN long, SN Sexton, SA Austin, SA Shryock, SN Isom. PH3 Whitlotch. ROW IV: I ' D SA Vellulini. SN Zupfer. BMSN Burk. BM3 Sheffield, SN Motheson. SA Fulkerson. FN Seimetz. BM3 Blount, SN SN Johnson, SA Fiering. SN Porr. 5th I RO : GMG3 Ferris. GMG3 Deshotel. GMG2 Sims, GMGI Rooney, GMGC Paradis, IT Sanders, ENS Reed. GMCS Wopel- 5MGI Watford. GMG2 Romero. SN Rahn. SA Ingram. ROW II: GMG3 Disarno. SN Parks. GMG3 Mohany. SN Engle. 3M« Thompson, SN Sears, GMG3 Stout, SN Schneider, SN Johnson. GMG3 Watts. ROW III: SN Porter. GMG3 Davis. SN WotMnQ ' on, SN Watts. SN Chouvtn, SA Frozier. SN Blankenship. SN Inman. GMG3 Wilson. SN Huber, SN McMurtry. 6th ■■■■v ROWl: SN Broz SA Gauci. GMG3 Munoz SN Anayo. GMGI McColeb. GMG3 Howard. ITJG Ryan, GMG3 Spears. GMG3 HSN Rodnquez, GMG3 Tiradi SN Frederick. GMG3 Selvage. ROW II; SN Pntchard. GMG3 Dorsey, SN lomb. SN Turek. Igle, GMGSN Tofte. SN Fredrickson, SN lee, SN Curtis, SN Younger, SN Jones. ROW III: SN Johnson, SA Flamm, SA WJ , SN Robinson, SN Wott, SN McCormick, GMG3 Rockwell, SN Kemmer, SN Andrews, SN Noubert. 181 m tv f-Tfl ' . ' - . r ' i 7 1 1 t u ROW I: YN3 Cioy. SN Oakgrove, GMG3 Liscum, GMGt Holcomb, ENS Nolte, GMG3 Corrigan, SN Moya. SN Feltus, R(|W II: YN3 Maple, SN lona, SN Scherbok, SN Mothews. SN Beck. GMGSN Brown YNSN Coverdale. ,4- 8th ROW I. SN Cancino, GMM3 Loomis. SN Gross. GMMI Crotzer. GMMI Homilton. GMMI Luke. GMM3 Colhoun. SN ROW II: SN Honley. GMM3 Fiebig GMM3 Shuitz. GMM3 lo Ferney, GMM2 Simpson. GMM3 Scheiilin. SN Schweike Mooney. SN Respondek. ROW III: GMM3 Quercioli. GMM3 Lepko GMM3 Timmermon, GMM3 Henderson. GMMSN We SN Brown, GMM2 Bremer. GMM3 Herron. )H en. SN born. i-st i ' rk FG iid 1 i l i fi ROW I: FTG3 Prorer. SN Korch. fTGSN Butchko. FTGI long, LTJG Foirchild. FTCM Gibson, FTC Keeler. FTGSN FTGSN Uribe. SN Price. ROW II: SN Gray, FTGSN Miller, FTG3 Kulnone, FTGSN Weigond, FTGSN Temple, FTG3 C FTGSN Weller, FTG3 Riliet, SN Crawley. ROW III: FTG2 O ' Melio. FTGSN Gregory, FTGSN Fox, FTGSA Tripoli, F Calorco, FTG2 Seppola, FTGSN Kincoid, FTGSN Park, FTGSN Moson, FTGSN Graham. 182 Yon, nura, 3SN . 9 y 71 tm ■♦.  ' . rT i - ;■. 02 Zroce-.. EN5 ■: : .Vl fTM3 lorabe . SN Bioweii. riMi j OfUBon. r.Mv.  u.z. -4 W WolroD. FTM2 Do.Kison. FTM3 Aze. FTM3 BoKec. KOW lb fTM2 5oct mV2 Quo«: FTM3 Henr « •■•3 -- SN Setser FTW13 McCt .ci. fTM3 Kinccc SN K.cho-oson iTM3 Hogor SN Lc- or. FTM2 Loog -.O ; e!. FTM3 Co ' owell. SN Aiexorwe ' FTM2 lacaon. ROW irt FTMS Fc  e-c FTM2 Z t.. fTM2 Ho ' ' o mes. FT A3 Poeo. SN Skeg . SN KimWe SN So ers. SN Wylie. FTM3 Swa onS nM2 Dole. FTM? Scot- b MarDet :- -; . 1; C?l Wotson ICPI Sweei. 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YN3 Po.ra. RD3 Gaul. SN Bulfa. SN Klobertonz. SN Mowroy, SN Gagnon. SN Applebee, RDSN Hood. SN Gu Webb, SN Loco, SN Gormley. ROW II: RD3 Hoguet, RD2 Ellis. RD2 Woison. RD2 Fohistrom. RDl Bosinger. LT Hur Fecht, RDl Bowman, RD2 Shouck, RD2 Ferguson, RD3 Roberls. ROW III: RD3 Bowens, SN Merkowitz. SN Van Din Hicks. SN Forster. RDSN Huse, RD3 Ondic, SN McCionohan, YN3 Mellon, SN Ogg, SN Headlee, RD3 Keyes, R03 En RDSN Jackson ROW IV: SN Cox. SA Garner. RDSN Holden, RD3 Barber, SN Givens RDSN Ferguson, RD3 Kelley, S laniak. RD3 Albright. RD3 Nichols. RDSN Pritchord. SN Sydow. RD3 Cale. OL I ' i J ROW I; SN Gonzalez, SN Sales, RDC Shondy, ENS MocQuigg, BM3 Wilson, SR Cronk, SN Booth. ROW II: SA Sherhc:dt, SN Nagel, SA Ferguson. SA Abbott, SN Toth, SN Vinyard, SA Ward, SN Winters. ; CR ROW I: CYN3 Cerveny, RM2 Auiey, RM3 Motschnbacher. CYNSN Moreira. RMSN Biggs. ROW II: RM2 Baker. RM2 fBerry. RM2 Roypush. RM I Shepherd RMCM Souchok. ITJG Felsing. IT Roy. RMC Ray. RMI Giovanelli, RMI Baker, RM2 Cbndro, ROW III: RM2 leekily, SN Phillips, RMSN Carr, RM3 Ingram. CYN3 Kendrick. RM3 Wilhelm. SN Gulhne. RMSN Grail. SN Humphrey. RMSN Bledsoe. SN Stoso. RM2 Nelson, RM2 Anderson, ROW IV: RMSN Konop, RMSN Reid, SN Quirogc; RM2 Hewitt. RM3 Garber. SN Williams. CYN3 Elliott. CYN3 Bndgmon. SN Moison, CYN3 Stamper. RMSN Werchan. SN V oods. SN Huse. RM3 Phillips. CYN3 Barton, i i 184 - A 1-. CS I ... w ■CT «. : SN Reeve. SM3 Attawoy, ENS Segolini, SN Carter, SM3 Lovelace. ROW II: SN Boucock SN Varvel SA Holmes. SN AdK. SMSN Swann. SN Williams, SA Colberl. NOT SHOWN; SN lavery. B ROa| I: BT3 teggell MM2 Toium. BTI little, MMC McCloskey, CW02 Hornson. ITJG Oberg, BTC Roye, BT2 Swariz, BTMange, BT2 Greenhow. ROW II: FN Riley, FN Jefferies, FA Palm, FA Hibbert, FN Coin, FN Vaughan, FN Snyder. FNMngth, FN Okialda, FN Mixan, FN Stroud. BT3 Swindle. ROW III: FA Clark, BTFN Floto BTFA Parson, MM3 Drum- moM FN lytle, MM3 Picha. FN Peredia. BT3 Stark. B ROl I: BT2 Walker. BT2 Smith, BTI Stewort, BTC Myers, CW02 Harrison, ITJG Oberg, BTC Norton, BTI Short, BT2 We , BT2 Haynes. ROW II: BT2 Perreten. FN Phillips. FA Combs. BTFA Smith. BTFN Gill. BTFN Hugyez, BT3 Gentry. BT3 iwier. BT3 Bartell, FN Ryan. FA Hamilton. ROW III: BT3 Scoble. FN Hampton. BT3 Hill, FN Patlon, FN Puckett, BT2 tuart, BTFN Brownawell, FA Lamb, FN Bulfa, FN Candiotta, 8T3 Palier, FN Boyd, FN Fluharty. BT2 Press. 185 A ROW I: EN3 longe. EN3 Wheeler, EN2 Stocker, MMI Andefson, MMl Keniston. ENS Tober, MMCS Johnson, MRl FN Skelly, SD3 Dumpit, ROW II: FN Hoover, MM3 McLamb FA Seiner, FN Sweet, ENFN Smilh, MM2 Fleming, EN EN3 Schmodeke, MR3 Pasternak, MM2 Smith, ROW III: FN Cuddeback, MM2 Dodds, FN Montgomery, MR2 Deuth, FN I ston, ENS FHipsog, MM3 Zoino FN Gozur, MM2 Cresci. 7 V V 1 t f M t ROW I: FN Zulkoski MM2 Grant, MM3 Valencia, MM3 Bared, LTJG Bubnosh, MMC Gorcia, FR Rhoten, FN Kelley, Bowers, FN Makela ROW II: MM3 Pogue, MM3 Laird, FN lentz, FA Fredricks, FN Vance, YN3 Kanak, MM3 Kroh Lang, MM2 Yeoter, FN Hynes, YN3 Hensley ? -t ' t ' - if-, t M 4V (i ROW I: FN Nally, FN Usher, MM3 Tatro CW02 Southerla nd, MMl Gilson, FA McCorkendale. FN Jozwiok. ROW Worren, MM3 Kinkead FA ShaHer, MM3 Fanelli, MM3 Etie, MM2 McQueen, FN Boyer, FN Heyer ROW III: SA M MM3 Williams, FN Thompson, FN Lmdsey, MM3 Perkomch MM3 Wealherwax MM2 Davis, MM2 Deanng, MM3 acobs 186 .,„„ .  ■■m , « X X r ' ROW I SFP3 Ashley. SFM3 Boudreaux, SFl Leon Guerrero, SFl Reilnauer, DCCS Griggs, CW02 Johnson, DCC Gilbert, Llaramee, SFl Jones, DCl Aman, FN FHordy, FN Gordon. ROW II; FN NoranjO. SFM3 Chavira. DCS Rogers. SFM3 I FN Rush, SFM3 Borworlh. FN Hircock, DC3 DR Taylor, DC3 Rl Taylor, SFMFN Filkins, DC2 Huffman, FN Filz- ■ROW III: SFM2 Riley FN Forrester, FN Conley, DC3 Massey, SFM2 Brown, DC3 Bretthouer, FN While. SFP3 Baur. vn SFP3 Coitinghom, SFM2 Keipei, SFMFN Birch FN Reed. ROW I; EM3 Roberts, EM3 Range EM3 S(u, IC3 Mueller ROW II EM3 Wolrod, EM3 Lange IC3 Hock, EMI Cantrell ICI Monicol ENS Downs, LTJG Kunz. EMI Carey, ICI lee, FN Gaulhier, EMFN Wadsworth, IC3 Dalrymple. ROW III: FN Howe. EM2 Fis -r, IC3 luecht. EMFN Kusik. IC3 Hagan, EM3 Avery, EM3 Altschwager. EMFN Perazzo. EMFN Spruill EM3 Wil- liamson, POW IV: EM3 Boeche. IC2 Turner. EM3 Westlake, IC3 Coltelt, FA Heyer, EM3 Roberts. IC3 Pentico, EM3 Starling. IC3Sho.N IC3 Mills. IC3 Garrison. FN Johnston X i s-i ROW I: 3 3 Swanson, DKSN Hammond. SKI Johnson, SKI Ingraham SKC Shepherd WOI Kyser. SKCS Fisher DKC Koon. SN Cfei nger. SK3 Gibson. SN Pedregon. ROW II: DK3 Clark. SN Monson. SK2 George. SN lemon. SN Knox, SK2 Hollond, SK3 lo II, SN Shawd, SN Kleps, SK3 Clevenger, ROW III: DKSN Jessop, SN Turner, SN Hurabiell, SN lo Morle, SK3 Oak- Gonzales, DK3 Schumocher, SN Jackson, SN Bnce, SKSN Smith. 187 S-2 ) III ROW I; 5N Pacely, SN Johnson, SN Mitchell, CSI Hauser, LTJG Honcoct. CSC Moskol, CSI Parker, CSl Smith, CS3 CS3 Perschonok ROW Ih CS2 Heart. CSSA Buchonan. CS2 Holland, CS2 Dickinson, SN Bendler, SA Moson, CS3 Box S ROW III-. SA Gilstad, SN Tolley, CS3 Van Tassel CSS Stahl, CS2 Doescher, CS2 Grozdanolf, SK3 Cotter, SA Root. S-3 ROW I: SH3 Crabtree, SH2 Pickett. SH2 Dallo SN Love SN Alvey SN Hordemon ROW II: SHSN Fausett, SN Mi Van Cleove, SHC Cruz, ITJG Sauers, SHCS Peters, SHI Cannon, SH2 Doucette, SN lolterhos, SKSN Mendez, ROW Jones, SH2 Ro binson, SH2 Settles, FN Smith, SN Miller, SH3 Aizumi, SH3 Francois, SN Lowe, SN Lamb. ROW IV: S lor, SN Crumby, SN Cox, SH3 Johnson, SHSN Reed, SN Wollins, SN Rygwelski, SN Flores, SN Bryont, S-5 AlAi ROW I: TN Jimenez, TN Mendigonn, TN Arce TN Robeno ENS Voronyak SDCS Groom, SDl Debose. SDl Paguntal( BD2 Andrada, SD3 Medino, TN Callonta, TN Gonzales ROW II; S02 Canseco, TN Quilolang TA Go|it, SD3 Saria. ' ,SD3 Cal D3 Galvan, TN Cruz. TN Gapusan, TN Payod, TN Bolooil ROW III: TN Tierro, TN Celis TN Napiza, SD3 Ancheta ' N Ma- bunga, SD3 Guevara, TN Villomater, TN Cadavona, TN Florendo, TN Tabamag 188 I WKI f. ' t f ivS O X •N3 BiSbee. PN3 Eme-£C-. =. .2 ip rts. ? . Q .r.rc-...:. NCS SS Reec, LTJG So c a. YNC Mirchell. CN2 Ko-o- N3 Komeosky. YN3 Allgood PH3 Huntington. ROW II: J03 Osbu ' g. 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